Mileage Plan Awards on Sale

Alaska Airlines has initiated a fall award sale with Mileage Plan award itineraries as low as 5,000 miles one-way plus applicable taxes. Here are just a few available itineraries courtesy of alaskaair.com.

Of course, cash fares on these flights may be pretty reasonable, so it isn’t necessarily the best use of Alaska miles. But if your miles rich and cash poor, you may as well take advantage if you need to travel in markets where these award sale prices are available. This also highlights the competitive dynamic between Alaska and Delta. As you likely remember, Delta has announced some discount award pricing of its own in many markets. Interesting times on the west coast.

Marshall Jackson is an aviation enthusiast and avid cruiser. Throughout high school and college he continued to pursue his dream of becoming a commercial airline pilot obtaining his commercial pilot’s license at age 19. After college Marshall started his professional flying career as a Jetstream, and later Saab first officer with a regional airline. Grounded by Type 1 Diabetes in 1996, Marshall transitioned into operations management at one of the world’s largest airlines performing safety and compliance audits at airline and vendor facilities worldwide. Applying the skills gained in that position, Marshall moved into airport operations management at one of his airline’s busiest airports. After 10 years in the airline business, Marshall moved on to a new career that includes plenty of travel and plenty of cruises, and that’s just the way he likes it.